Neville Goddard on 2 Samuel 5:21 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Samuel 5 in context

Scripture Focus

21And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.

2 Samuel 5:21

Biblical Context

David and his men burned the images left by their enemies. The act signals a break from idol worship and a commitment to pure worship.

Neville's Inner Vision

2 Samuel 5:21 shows a scene where the idols are left behind and the victor's action is to burn them. In Neville’s framework, the 'images' are inner pictures your mind clings to for security, status, or identity. The moment you recognize them, you may revise from the state of awareness that you are the I AM, the one consciousness that precedes form. When you act from that state—softly, confidently revoking the image by a felt truth—the idol loses its grip and your worship becomes pure. The burning is not destruction of matter but release from belief in separation; it clears the sanctuary of your heart. The inner camp then becomes holy ground, because you refuse to give any image power above your central state of being. If you persist, the sense of division dissolves and you walk in holiness, integrity, and the realization that your imagination truly creates your experience. This is the inner victory David models: turn away from images, and stand in the unity of divine awareness.

Practice This Now

Practice: name an inner idol and picture it on a pedestal. See a bright flame consume it, and rest in the awareness that you are the I AM, not the image.